Lonely But Not Alone A Spiritual Autobiography

by Lopes Cardozo, Nathan

• ISBN13: 9789655241693
• ISBN10: 9655241696
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2019-01-01
• Publisher: Urim Publications

Summary

Lonely But Not Alone tells the highly unusual story of Dutch–Israeli Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo, a child of an intermarriage between a Christian woman and Jewish man who discovers Judaism in his teens and subsequently undergoes a ritual conversion. Weaving together his history and his novel approach to Judaism borne out of his unconventional experiences, Cardozo tackles the problems of religiosity, doubt, faith, and the holy land of Israel and offers his vision for an improved Judaism. This volume blends Cardozo’s personal account, testimony by his mother about concealing his father’s family during the Holocaust, seminal essays on Jewish thought, and an interview with the author.

Author Biography

Rabbi Dr. Nathan Lopes Cardozo is the Founder and Dean of the David Cardozo Academy and the Bet Midrash of Avraham Avinu in Jerusalem. A sought-after lecturer on the international stage for both Jewish and non-Jewish audiences, Rabbi Cardozo is the author of 13 books and numerous articles in both English and Hebrew. Rabbi Cardozo heads a Think Tank focused on finding new Halachik and philosophical approaches to dealing with the crisis of religion and identity among Jews in Israel. He is known for his original and often fearlessly controversial insights into Judaism, and his ideas are widely debated on an international level on social media, blogs, books, and other forums.